Wingsuit-flying
Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of flying through the air using a wingsuit, which adds surface area to the human body to enable a significant increase in lift. The modern wingsuit, first developed in the late 1990s, creates a surface area with fabric between the legs and under the arms. Wingsuits […]
Humpback Whale Lands on a Kayaking Couple
It would qualify as a lucky day. A couple in a kayak have survived after a humpback whale shot straight up from the water and landed on them in California. The entire incident was filmed by a cruise company, whose ship was in the area for a whale-watching tour. “The kayak! Where’s the kayak?” a […]
Indian Parkour
Chaos Faktory organized Parkour and Freerunning Jam 3.0 at their indoor academy which is also one of the first full fledged Parkour-Freerunning academies in India, situated at the FITT club, Vijayanagar, Bangalore. This was the third of its kind in Karnataka and the first indoor jam. Nearly 35 Parkour Freerunning enthusiasts participated in the event. […]
Indian Antarctic Program
Antarctica comes from the Greek word ?antarktike,? which literally means ?opposite to the north.? The continent is, of course, home to the southernmost point on Earth. The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional program under the control of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of […]
Big tree hollow
Found this tree hollow in my travels in Kashmir Only old trees have hollows. Research has shown that jarrah, wandoo and salmon gum rarely form hollows before they are 120-150 years of age. A hollow large enough for a black cockatoo (which requires an entrance hole 25cm in diameter) will only be found in […]